I am an American living in Switzerland for over 20 years, but living here and knowing the apartment rental market and processes are two very different things.
Rental process requirements and paperwork, local county rental laws, and landlord and building ownership contacts are essential to getting the property of your choice. Nicole knows all of these and more for a successful apartment rental search. She has an excellent knowledge of leases and contracts and understands the insurance requirements. She even helps with the minuscule details of settling in such as post forwarding, recycling, and recommending providers for TV, internet and landlines.
Thank you Nicole for successfully handling this very complex process as stress free as possible. I couldn’t have done this myself or ended up with the best possible outcome I could have imagined. You are simply the BEST. I highly, highly recommend Nicole!
I’m really grateful to Nicole for her help during my relocation to Belgium. She is a real professional and with her all the details of the moving will be taken into account, from registration to finding a good moving/cleaning company (as it was in my case) and cancel all the contracts in place in Switzerland. She has a perfect knowledge of the Swiss regulation and was very helpful in being sure that all contracts are resigned on time and avoid additional costs.
She was also very helpful in getting information for my registration in Belgium as she knew whom to contact. The same with Switzerland as she contacted the relevant person and was always able to provide me with fast feedback on how to proceed with certain things.
Relocating is very stressful thing but thanks to Nicole, it was a good experience for me and would do it again without hesitation.
Bei der Vermietung meines Einfamilienhauses durfte ich auf die Dienste von Nicole zählen.
Mit Ihrer grossen Erfahrung und Fachwissen hat es Spass gemacht den Prozess vom ersten Inserat bis zur Schlüsselübergabe
gemeinsam zu bestreiten.
Ob ein Inserate platzieren, Fragen beantworten, Besichtigungen durchführen oder am Schluss die Übergabe an die Mieter,
alles wurde professionell, freundlich und zuvorkommend abgewickelt!
Gerne bei einer nächsten Gelegenheit wieder!
IN ENGLISH:
I was able to count on Nicole's services when renting out my single-family house.
With her great experience and expertise, it was fun to go through the process together, from the first ad to the handover of the keys.
Whether placing an ad, answering questions, conducting viewings or finally handing over the keys to the tenants,
everything was handled professionally, friendly and courteously!
Gladly at a next opportunity again!
Die Arbeit mit Nicole ist ein Vergnügen. Ihre sympathische, spontane und entgegenkommende Art macht die Zusammenarbeit sehr angenehm. Gerne stelle ich auch in Zukunft weitere meiner Objekte für Ihre Vermittlung zur Verfügung. Ich freue mich auf weitere Kollaborationen mit Nicole. Vielen Dank.
IN ENGLISH:
Working with Nicole is a pleasure. Her sympathetic, spontaneous and accommodating nature makes the collaboration very pleasant. I will be happy to provide more of my properties for your tenant search services in the future. I look forward to further collaborations with Nicole. Thank you very much.
I moved to Zug from Ireland with my family. It was quite stressful to organize the move, find an apartment and fit into the local culture, especially with a teenager. Nicole helped us prepare the move, and gave us a lot of information beforehand. She has a deep understanding of the local market and gave us valuable advice on the documentations required to apply for an apartment. She is thoughtful and incredibly responsive. Not only did she help us find the perfect apartment but also reviewed the contract thoroughly and handled the handover process (which was surprisingly complex and new to us). She kept in touch with us and sent us local events regularly which my family really appreciated. To be honest, both my wife and I reached the conclusion that without Nicole we wouldn’t be able to find the perfect apartment for our family.
Having the services of Relocation+ was a big relief in the quite challenging time of moving internationally with my family. Mrs. Schenkelaars was really nice, helpful and patient, answering our never-ending questions and providing all the information needed for our integration. Starting with the garbage system, health insurance and ending with the paperwork for residence permits and driver license she made it all easier for us to understand and get things done. In regards to the real estate market, finding a place in Zurich / Zug is extremely challenging, but having the relocation service from Relocation+ everything seemed easier. We’ve got a really nice flat without stretching our budget and everything was possible because of Mrs. Schenkelaars. Her connections, the pieces of advice we received from her and her diligent work (sending rent applications late in the evenings, proposing to send rent applications even when she was on holidays, etc.) made it possible. The initial temporary accommodation period is usually quite difficult and stressful, but in our case we got the best possible option thanks to Mrs. Schenkelaars. Hiring Relocation+ when moving to Zug / Zurich is a wise decision!
Moving to a new country is a challenging time, but Nicole and Relocation+ helped us greatly and made things much easier. Nicole helped us navigate the rental market and find a great apartment for our family. Nicole was invaluable in the whole process from search and application all the way to apartment takeover. Along the way, she also provided numerous other pieces of advice regarding our move to Switzerland.
Nicole is very kind, professional and made my relocation much easier. She helped me find the right accomodation for my needs and her contribution was crucial during the application process that allowed me to obtain my apartment of choice. She also explained to me the rent contract in detail and had the agency apply some changes to it in my favor. Nicole's great experience was fundamental during the handover and for the review of the protocol. She kept in touch with me even after I moved in to be sure everything was fine and gave me many useful information about the city, its districts and different bureaucratic procedures. The best choice you can make for a smooth relocation is to hire Nicole!
Working with Nicole is an absolute pleasure! She is extremely effective, super professional, and always ready to help. For my apartment in Zurich, she managed to get me chosen out of nearly 20 other applicants. She took care of the whole process and made everything completely stress-free for me. I am absolutely convinced that in a competitive housing market like Zurich, the assistance of Nicole makes all the difference in the world. I am so grateful to her and would highly recommend Nicole to anyone looking for an apartment in Zurich/Zug!
Nicole is an absolute professional and was invaluable in helping my family and I relocate to and get set-up in Switzerland. Her market expertise, thoroughness, and multilingual capabilities were the driving factors that lead us to find the perfect housing arrangement, quickly obtain our required permits, and navigate numerous other processes and steps required to set-up life. Her dedication and attention to detail are beyond comparison and we would happily use her services again in the future!
Thank you so much for all your help with my move to Zug. You were fabulous – I really appreciate your help getting me the apartment, showing me the alternatives, and going the extra mile with the bank meetings and the Immigration meeting – and always being helpful with my questions. You were also a pleasure to go through the process with.
I was working in Luxembourg when I decided to join a tech company in Zurich.
Unable to express myself in German, neither in Swiss German, I have decided to request the help of Relocation+. Even if Switzerland is a nice place to live, getting an apartment to rent is not exactly something easy or similar to what I was used to.
I have provided my requirements to Nicole. She has proposed me around twenty appartements that met my criteria. She has opened the scope to another canton which met my criteria (thanks to the quality of the rail network).
She has organised everything and we have visited ten appartements during two days. Between visits, we spent time for the orientation tour that was very interesting and especially fun. It was nice and useful time.
I have chosen three appartments. She helped me with this Swiss tradition of application for an apartment. It was so well done that I had to choose between two of my three preferred apartments. When I hear of colleagues who missed apartments for several months, it is really impressive.
On top, she has supported me with administration for immigration and for everything you have to do when you move to a new country like opening a bank account, electricity, water, phone, internet, train...
Even if I was not always able to understand forms, everything was easy with her support.
More than eight months after my installation, I can write that my installation was perfectly organised and I was able to focus on my new job.
Nicole has helped me relocating to Zug from Italy in May 2017.
She took really good care of me from many points of view. Not only assisting in finding the perfect flat and the best deals for insurance, bank accounts, etc.. but also providing precious info about Zug, the way of living and the culture.
She is so thoughtful she even got a supermarket membership card for me and, after I told her I enjoy jogging, she took time to send me info about a lovely run by a beautiful lake – that’s the kind of person she is! She has been not only super helpful, but also a real pleasure to spend time with – as she is fluent in many languages, well-travelled, forever smiling and witty, as well as honest and reliable.
You can tell she really enjoys doing her job - I highly recommend her as your perfect relocation consultant to Zug
I recently relocated to Switzerland and I feel I was lucky to get the Services from Nicole. She has been a great help in solving different matters (finding a flat, going through the rental contract, dealing with the Immigration procedures and any other practical matter). She has been always very kind, professional and I found her fees absolutely honest and reasonable. I would definitely recommend Nicole to any Expat relocating to Zürich
We feel extremely fortunate that Nicole Schenkelaars, our relocation contact for a home search in Zug, was our very first contact in Switzerland. In a very professional, personable and patient manner, she went beyond our expectations to make us feel comfortable, find us a nice apartment, and orient us to our new surroundings. She is very knowledgeable and never hesitated to answer our many questions or to give helpful suggestions.
We highly recommend Nicole for her special way of making newcomers feel welcome.
Working with Nicole Schenkelaars has been an excellent experience. The attention to detail, the knowledge of the local market and the market you come from, the speed in which she responds but also how she shows that she has only your best interest in mind.
Last spring 2016 I moved from Spain to Zug and Nicole supported me through the whole process. Her help was key in order to not only find the most appropriate apartment regarding my needs but also to settle down in Zug City. During the apartment search she was really proactive on presenting different options that were aligned with the requirements presented to her at the beginning of the process. Moreover she managed all the logistics regarding the appointments with agencies and landlords and apart from that, she also offered support in other services needed to settle down in a new city. Nicole was very patient and always professional.
I had an excellent experience during this transition and I believe that Nicole’s help was key as mentioned before on the process. I would highly recommend her to anyone moving from abroad to Switzerland.
Amazing service, I would always recommend her. Nicole help us, not only finding apartments to visit, but furthermore, she was the key person to finally get the one that we wanted.
Afterwards she helped us a lot with all the other errands. Best in class, our whole company recommends her.
Nicole has been our family’s relocation agent during the move to Zug in the summer of 2015. Nicole was instrumental in facilitating a smooth transition and integration in Zug. She has carefully listened to our requirements regarding a living place and a new kindergarten for our child. She has provided numerous options to review, has made all necessary appointments, communicated on our behalf with agencies, landlords and other parties. She has also provided us with numerous tips on living in Zug and contacts for diverse services from internet providers to cat sitting. Nicole was very patient, always professional and easy to work with. We are very happy with the choices we made during the move and credit Nicole for enabling this smooth transition. We would highly recommend her as a relocation agent.
I highly recommend Nicole Schenkelaars as a relocation consultant. Nicole helped me during my Zug installation in October 2015, as well as during my move back to France during summer/fall 2016. Nicole was responsible of searching rental flats in Zug, as well as assisiting me and translating during appointments as registration/deregistration in Zug city hall, post office, bank, insurance ... Her job consisted as well in helping when subscribing to contracts with the companies related to my move to Zug (water, electricity...) as well as redacting the cancellation letters.
Nicole has excellent communication skills, she speaks many languages fluently (English, French, Swiss German, Spanish and of course her mother tongue Dutch). In addition, she is extremely well organized, reliable, flexible, dynamic and is also a very positive person. She can work independently and is able to follow through to ensure that the job gets done. I really enjoyed being assisted by her and with her precious help, the both moves went very smoothly.
Nicole Schenkelaars is a tremendous asset to anyone in their relocation to and from Zug.